EGRESSIVE


Meaning of EGRESSIVE in English

/i gres"iv/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to egress.

2. Phonet. produced with an outward flow of air from the lungs, as most speech sounds (opposed to ingressive ).

[ 1685-95; egress ( us ) (see EGRESSION) + -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .